170 Bellhousing

[garyt120r]

Is there an adapter available to fit a SBF bellhousing onto a 170??? I have a ZF I would love to attach to my 170. If not, I may be searching for a 300.

 

[Explorer]

Bronco, right? Mute point as you will never have enough power to use overdrive.

 

[garyt120r]

Maybe, maybe not. If I can use 4 I'll be happy. Then I'll deal with the power issue.

 

[bmbm40]

I am not aware of any adapter like that. Maybe Modern Driveline but unlikely.

 

[rbohm]

8) while there is no adapter to fit a small block ford bell to the 170 block, there is an adapter to fit the V8 transmissions to the 170 bell.

 

[Explorer]

The ZF has the bell housing integrated with transmission and a hydraulic clutch. Broncitis on here, is running a four speed toploader. There is a RUG 3speed and overdrive I have thought about, but it will take some deep gears(4:88 or above) to be effective. Any oversize tires will compound the matter. And of course using any V8 tranny brings up the issue of length after adding the transfer case, making drive angle steep. I have 30" tires and plenty of power, but any OD would be useless for me, unless I redid the gears.

 

[garyt120r]

Well I would just like to put the ZF in there. I know OD would be useless. Eventually I'd get tired of it and I'd swap in a 300. Might even get crazy and install my 429 yet... But I'm not really interested in a V8... yet.

 

[FalconSedanDelivery]

Keep in mind if its a 170 a 200 fits there, and built well would be a great upgrade , rather than going 300 , the final goal is of course yours , but 200's are easy to find

 

[Explorer]

Bronco weighs in at over 4000 lbs. A 300ci is a bit of work to get it in, but would make installing a ZF a lot easier due to the SBF bellhousing pattern. Quite a few 250ci's have been transplanted.(bmbm40 for one) Either way, not going to be easy.